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Clinical parameters and applicable of metabolic syndrome
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Background
This study aims to evaluate the association between smoking habits and dental care utilization and cost in individuals registered with the Japan Health Insurance Association, Osaka branch.
Methods
We used the administrative claims database and specific medical check-up data included 226,368 participants who visited dental institutions,...
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... groups became well-balanced after propensity score matching according to standardized differences. Clinical parameters and applicable of metabolic syndrome were shown in Table 2. Smokers had larger waist circumstance, triglyceride, -GTP and eGFR, lower levels of total cholesterol and HDL. ...Similar publications
Background
This study aims to evaluate the association between smoking habits and dental care utilization and cost in individuals registered with the Japan Health Insurance Association, Osaka branch.
Methods
We used the administrative claims database and specific medical check-up data and included 226,359 participants, who visited dental instituti...